ART. 74] PILOTAGE—COASTING VESSELS. 1623

1888, art. 74, sec. 18. 1860, art 74, sec. 18. 1853, ch. 214, sec 15

18. The master or owner of every vessel required to take
out license under the two preceding sections, navigating the
Chesapeake bay without such license, shall either take the first
licensed pilot who offers to conduct or pilot his vessel to or
from sea or shall pay him full pilotage; but the payment of
full pilotage shall not be exacted from any inward bound vessel
which, on her arrival and before her departure, shall obtain
from the board of pilots a license in pursuance of the pro-
visions of this article.

Ibid. sec. 19. 1860, art. 74, sec. 19. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 16.

19. The money collected by the board of pilots under sections
16 and 17 of this article shall be equally distributed quarterly
among the regular working pilots over twenty-one years of age ;
but the board shall make suitable provision for any pilot who
is sick or disabled, not exceeding the distributive portion of
any pilot engaged in active service.

Ibid see. 20. 1860, art. 74. sec. 20. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 19.

20. The master or owner of any vessel bound up or down
the Pocomoke river or any river whose mouth is bounded on
both sides by the eastern shore of Maryland shall not be
required to take out any license from the board of pilots or to
pay any pilotage to or from any of said rivers unless a pilot
be employed; provided, the master or owner of any vessel
shall not touch in any of said rivers on their passage to or
from Baltimore for the purpose of avoiding any of the pro-
visions of this article.

Ibid, sec 21 1860, art. 74, sec. 21. 1853, ch. 214, sec. 17. 1868, ch. 115.

21. No pilot shall charge or receive any greater or less
reward or compensation for his services as such than as
follows : For every vessel inward bound to Baltimore or from
Baltimore to sea drawing fifteen feet of water or over, five
dollars for each foot of water she may draw; for every vessel
drawing twelve feet of water and not exceeding fifteen feet,
four dollars for each foot she may draw; for all vessels draw-
ing less than twelve feet of water, three dollars and fifty cents
for each foot of water she may draw, which rates shall apply
to vessels to or from¹ Georgetown.